[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 131 (Monday, July 9, 2012)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40372-40374]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2012-16659]
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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
Fish and Wildlife Service
[FWS-R7-SM-2012-N151: FXFR13350700640L6-123-FF07J00000]
Proposed Information Collection; Federal Subsistence Regulations
and Associated Forms
AGENCY: Fish and Wildlife Service, Interior.
ACTION: Notice; request for comments.
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SUMMARY: We (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) will ask the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) to approve the information collection (IC)
described below. As required by the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 and
as part of our continuing efforts to reduce paperwork and respondent
burden, we invite the general public and other Federal agencies to take
this opportunity to comment on this IC. This IC is scheduled to expire
on January 31, 2013. We may not conduct or sponsor and a person is not
required to respond to a collection of information unless it displays a
currently valid OMB control number.
DATES: To ensure that we are able to consider your comments on this IC,
we must receive them by September 7, 2012.
ADDRESSES: Send your comments on the IC to the Service Information
Collection Clearance Officer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, MS 2042-
PDM, 4401 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203 (mail); or
INFOCOL@fws.gov (email). Please include ``1018-0075'' in the subject
line of your comments.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: To request additional information
about this IC, contact Hope Grey at INFOCOL@fws.gov (email) or 703-358-
2482 (telephone).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Abstract
The Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA) and
regulations in the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) at 50 CFR 100 and
36 CFR 242 require that persons engaged in taking fish, shellfish, and
wildlife on public lands in Alaska for subsistence uses must apply for
and obtain a permit to do so and comply with reporting
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provisions of that permit. We use the following forms to collect
information from qualified rural residents for subsistence harvest:
(1) FWS Form 3-2326 (Federal Subsistence Hunt Application, Permit,
and Report).
(2) FWS Form 3-2327 (Designated Hunter Permit Application, Permit,
and Report).
(3) FWS Form 3-2328 (Federal Subsistence Fishing Application,
Permit, and Report).
(4) FWS Form 3-2378 (Designated Fishing Permit Application, Permit,
and Report).
(5) FWS Form 3-2379 (Federal Subsistence Customary Trade
Recordkeeping Form).
We use the information collected to evaluate:
Eligibility of applicant.
Subsistence harvest success.
Effectiveness of season lengths, harvest quotas, and
harvest restrictions.
Hunting patterns and practices.
Hunter use.
The Federal Subsistence Board uses the harvest data, along with
other information, to set future season dates and bag limits for
Federal subsistence resource users. These seasons and bag limits are
set to meet the needs of subsistence hunters without adversely
impacting the health of existing animal populations.
Also included in this IC are three forms associated with
recruitment and selection of members for regional advisory councils.
(1) FWS Form 2321 (Federal Subsistence Regional Advisory Council
Membership Application/Nomination).
(2) FWS Form 2322 (Regional Advisory Council Candidate Interview).
(3) FWS Form 2323 (Regional Advisory Council Reference/Key Contact
Interview).
The member selection process begins with the information that we
collect on the application. Ten interagency review panels interview all
applicants and nominees, their references, and regional key contacts.
These contacts are all based on the information that the applicant
provides on the application form. The information that we collect
through the application form and subsequent interviews is the basis of
the Federal Subsistence Board's recommendations to the Secretaries of
the Interior and Agriculture for appointment and reappointment of
council members.
In addition to the above forms, our regulations at 50 CFR 100 and
36 CFR 242 contain requirements for the collection of information. We
collect nonform information on:
(1) Repeal of Federal subsistence rules and regulations (50 CFR
100.14 and 36 CFR 242.14).
(2) Proposed changes to Federal subsistence regulations (50 CFR
100.18 and 36 CFR 242.18).
(3) Special action requests (50 CFR 100.19 and 36 CFR 242.19).
(4) Requests for reconsideration (50 CFR 100.20 and 36 CFR 242.20).
(5) Requests for permits and reports, such as traditional
religious/cultural/educational permits, fishwheel permits, fyke net
permits, and under-ice permits (50 CFR 100.25-27 and 36 CFR 242.25-27).
II. Data
OMB Control Number: 1018-0075.
Title: Federal Subsistence Regulations and Associated Forms, 50 CFR
100 and 36 CFR 242.
Service Form Number(s): FWS Forms 3-2321, 3-2322, 3-2323, 3-2326,
3-2327, 3-2328, 3-2378, and 3-2379.
Type of Request: Extension of a currently approved collection.
Description of Respondents: Federally defined rural residents in
Alaska.
Respondent's Obligation: Required to obtain or retain a benefit.
Frequency of Collection: On occasion.
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Number of Number of Completion time per Total annual
Activity respondents responses response burden hours
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3-2321--Membership Application...... 67 67 2 hours................... 134
3-2322--Applicant Interview......... 67 67 30 minutes................ 34
3-2323--Reference/Contact Interview. 171 171 15 minutes................ 43
3-2326--Hunt Application and Permit. 7,250 7,250 10 minutes................ 1,208
3-2326--Hunt Report................. 7,250 7,250 5 minutes................. 604
3-2327--Designated Hunter 645 645 10 minutes................ 108
Application and Permit.
3-2327--Designated Hunter--Hunt 645 645 5 minutes................. 54
Report.
3-2328--Fishing Application and 1,114 1,114 10 minutes................ 186
Permit.
3-2328--Fishing Report.............. 1,114 1,114 5 minutes................. 93
3-2378--Designated Fishing 29 29 10 minutes................ 5
Application and Permit.
3-2378--Designated Fishing Report... 29 29 5 minutes................. 2
3-2379--Customary Trade 25 25 10 minutes................ 4
Recordkeeping Application and
Permit.
3-2379--Customary Trade 25 25 5 minutes................. 2
Recordkeeping--Report.
Petition to Repeal.................. 1 1 2 hours................... 2
Proposed Changes.................... 92 92 30 minutes................ 46
Special Actions Request............. 24 24 30 minutes................ 12
Request for Reconsideration (Appeal) 3 3 4 hours................... 12
Traditional/Cultural/Educational 22 22 30 minutes................ 11
Permits and Reports.
Fishwheel, Fyke Net, and Under-ice 8 8 15 minutes................ 2
Permits and Reports.
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Totals.......................... 18,581 18,581 .......................... 2,562
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III. Comments
We invite comments concerning this information collection on:
Whether or not the collection of information is necessary,
including whether or not the information will have practical utility;
The accuracy of our estimate of the burden for this
collection of information;
Ways to enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the
information to be collected; and
Ways to minimize the burden of the collection of
information on respondents.
Comments that you submit in response to this notice are a matter of
public record. We will include or summarize each comment in our request
to OMB to approve this IC. Before including your address, phone number,
email address, or other personal identifying information in your
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comment, you should be aware that your entire comment, including your
personal identifying information, may be made publicly available at any
time. While you can ask us in your comment to withhold your personal
identifying information from public review, we cannot guarantee that we
will be able to do so.
Dated: June 29, 2012.
Tina A. Campbell,
Chief, Division of Policy and Directives Management, U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
[FR Doc. 2012-16659 Filed 7-6-12; 8:45 am]
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